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Celebrities - Al Franken

Alan Stuart Franken (born May 21, 1951) is an American politician, comedian, writer and liberal political commentator. He first became famous as a writer and a performer for the television show Saturday Night Live, then moved into writing (and appearing in) several films. He then became a political commentator, writer of several best-selling books, and host of a nationally syndicated radio show on Air America Radio.

Davis of "Franken & Davis" died today. I wonder if he was the funny one in that duo. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on July 19, 2012, 7:23 pm - (1 votes)
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I can't stand Al, but the truth is he was an SNL writer in addition to his occasional appearances, so he probably didn't have anything on anyone. It's just that someone apparently thought that decent comedy writing mean decent comedy delivery. Once in a while they were write, but when he turned serious / got political, I had no more use for him. -- Submitted By: (ParkerTillman) on July 2, 2012, 3:59 pm - (1 votes)
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My favorite Al Franken anecdote was this one: "Al Franken had bought his first-ever cocaine, and he had it all out on the desk. Suddenly this figure comes roaring through the room. He gets to the table, and he has half of that stuff up his nose by the time Al knew who it was: John Belushi." -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on January 23, 2011, 1:38 pm - (1 votes)
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I never found this guy funny, even when he was on SNL. More to the point, I wondered who he had some kind of blackmail on to get the gig in the first place. -- Submitted By: (Chubby Rain) on January 23, 2011, 9:35 am - (5 votes)
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Franken's just not funny, and don't get me started with his political standpoints. I watched Saturday Night Live when he made the occasional appearance...didn't make me laugh. -- Submitted By: (BigAl) on September 9, 2010, 11:26 pm - (4 votes)
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Creepy lefty who is known more for his temper than his comedy now that he's in politics. -- Submitted By: (kingbk) on April 29, 2010, 9:51 pm - (4 votes)
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Forget his politics; I've just never found this guy funny. Even his Franken & Davis act during SNL's Golden Years was terrible. And don't get me started on Stuart Smalley. -- Submitted By: (Travoltron) on April 1, 2009, 8:30 pm - (1 votes)
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